Future Forward K-12 Facilities: A Design Toolkit ls3p

Designing beautiful, welcoming, safe, flexible, and efficient schools is both an art and a science.

Our K-12 team is proud to share our latest knowledge resource to help demystify the design and construction process for educational facilities. Future Forward K-12 Facilities: A Design Toolkit focuses on key project aspects such as getting started, spaces for innovative learning, flexible facilities, student and faculty wellness, best practices for safer schools, and building efficiency.

These booklets can be read as a series or used as a deeper dive into a single topic; we hope they will serve as a primer for those just getting started on a school construction project as well as inspiration for those who are highly experienced in the process.

Thriving communities are possible only through thriving schools. We wish you success with your next educational facilities design and construction project!

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Design for Project Success

Understanding the fundamental building blocks of design and construction for K-12 facilities projects

Design for Innovative Learning

Exploring new modalities of learning which focus on a whole-child approach to education

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Design for Flexibility

Delivering adaptable, engaging environments that flex to meet evolving needs over time

Design for Wellbeing

Creating spaces to support mental, physical, and emotional wellness for all learners

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Design for Safety & Security

Understanding the role of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) and other best practices for designing safer schools

Design for Efficiency

Designing for energy efficiency to reduce operational expenses, support educational outcomes, and minimize environmental impacts

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Katherine Peele
Chief Practice Officer
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Mary Beth Branham
K-12 Practice Leader
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Tyra Keene
K-12 Marketing Manager
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